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RE: Mallow Flower and Blue Herbal Tea --- Painting Finished --- Original Art By Red Dust
What a great post about a great plant! I've been preoccupied in dealing with a big ice storm, so I missed this post earlier.
Your Blue Mallow seems so refined, compared to the Common Mallow (Malva neglecta) that is such a weed in gardens and disturbed places. I eat the neglecta regularly.
I really like the blue tea in your teacup, too. Your book is going to be so great!
Thank you, I've gotten such great pleasure sharing my interests and art with folks of similar interests. I need to add to the text that like okra, the seeds and leaves can have a slimy texture when cooked.
Okra is a mallow, alright! That slickness/sliminess is one reason I usually mix mallow with other plants, either in a salad or in mixed cooked greens.